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<blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 3968956" data-attributes="member: 2182">I recently read C.S. Lewis' classic philosophical/apologetics novel &quot;The Screwtape letters&quot;.&nbsp; Suddenly, I realized the way that Lewis describes demons and hell would really be a great alternate to the way demons are usually described in D&amp;D.In the Screwtape Letters, hell is portrayed as a massive bureaucracy with demons assigned to tempt and corrupt individuals (who are sarcastically described as patients).&nbsp; What struck me as interesting was the idea that the goal of demons is not necessarily the death of mortals, but their damnation.&nbsp; In fact, in one letter the senior demon, Screwtape explicitly reprimands his protégé for desiring the death of his 'patient' (since at that point, death would send him to heaven).&nbsp; In another letter Screwtape wishes that all men would die of old age in a nursing home.Compare this to the way that demons are portrayed in D&amp;D.&nbsp; Standard D&amp;D assumes that demons (and devils) are simply some high level monsters to kill.&nbsp; They have physical forms and usually when portrayed, seek to slay the PCs.&nbsp; What if the demons tried to hide their existence (except to a select few magicians)?&nbsp; What if demons specifically tried to avoid the death of characters (instead wishing for their corruption and damnation)?&nbsp; How would such a campaign work?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadow, post: 3968956, member: 2182"] I recently read C.S. Lewis' classic philosophical/apologetics novel "The Screwtape letters". Suddenly, I realized the way that Lewis describes demons and hell would really be a great alternate to the way demons are usually described in D&D. In the Screwtape Letters, hell is portrayed as a massive bureaucracy with demons assigned to tempt and corrupt individuals (who are sarcastically described as patients). What struck me as interesting was the idea that the goal of demons is not necessarily the death of mortals, but their damnation. In fact, in one letter the senior demon, Screwtape explicitly reprimands his protégé for desiring the death of his 'patient' (since at that point, death would send him to heaven). In another letter Screwtape wishes that all men would die of old age in a nursing home. Compare this to the way that demons are portrayed in D&D. Standard D&D assumes that demons (and devils) are simply some high level monsters to kill. They have physical forms and usually when portrayed, seek to slay the PCs. What if the demons tried to hide their existence (except to a select few magicians)? What if demons specifically tried to avoid the death of characters (instead wishing for their corruption and damnation)? How would such a campaign work? [/QUOTE]

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